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Washington State Global Issues Network Conference a Success!

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On March 6 and 7, 2015, nearly 200 middle and high school students from 20 schools from 4 states participated in the inaugural Washington State Global Issues Network Conference. The aim of the conference was to bring youth together to share ideas for taking action on critical global issues. See the conference website for the list of the 20 global issues. Student teams who attend the conference presented workshop sessions about action projects that they have…

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Global Leadership Summer Institute for Educators

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The Global Leadership Summer Institute for Educators, designed by teachers for teachers, will take place August 3-7, 2015 at Seattle University. Join K-12 teachers from all around the region for a week-long workshop, and walk away with free resources, new approaches, and a community of support to begin integrating global issues and sustainable solutions into your classroom. Educators will learn to build a democratic classroom where​​ students enter as learners and leave as…

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One World Now! Announcements

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Travel to Morocco this Summer! The 2015 Morocco Language & Leadership Summer Institute with OneWorld Now! will take high school students on a life changing journey to develop intercultural leadership skills, explore Moroccan and Arab culture through home stays and historical sites, and learn Arabic language. OneWorld Now! has 12 years’ experience sending students in our Global Leadership Program abroad. This is the first year they are opening their summer study abroad programs…

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Is any publicity good publicity?

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Looking at all the media coverage of HB 1445 (“Using computer sciences to satisfy world language college admission requirements.” http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?year=2015&bill=1445), I am reminded of that old saying, "Any publicity is good publicity" or "There is no such thing as bad publicity." On the one hand, much of the media coverage seems to perpetuate the idea that "learning 2-3 years of a foreign language in high school is a waste of time," but, on the other…

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WAFLT Spring Regionals 2015

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The Washington Association for Language Teaching (WAFLT) is very pleased to announce that there will be more than one spring regional conference this year! This goes back to the original concept of having regional one-day conferences that were easily accessible to people in more than one part of the state. We now have confirmed dates for all three spring regionals. March 21, 2015 is the regional conference at Cheney High School in Cheney (near Spokane). Contact Rachel Martin (tiraromartin@aol.com)…

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